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- Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:56 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: What people need to know about the use of pseudo, or 'nonsense' words in reading instruction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24490
Re: What people need to know about the use of pseudo, or 'nonsense' words in reading instruction
Tim Shanahan writes a piece on the teaching of nonsense words: What doesn’t belong here? On Teaching Nonsense Words http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/2016/05/what-doesnt-belong-here-on-teaching.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Tim concludes (although do read the whole piece which i...
- Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:34 am
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Pamela Snow: Language is literacy is language
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5824
Pamela Snow: Language is literacy is language
This is an excellent wide-reaching article and it is being widely read! Do take the time to read the full piece. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/17549507.2015.1112837 Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture: Language is literacy is language - Positioning speech-language pathology in education p...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:11 pm
- Forum: Education Blogs & Websites of Interest
- Topic: Learning2Read site
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6901
Learning2Read site
Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5084
Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:03 pm
- Forum: Parent Forum
- Topic: Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6937
Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: John Walker: Phonics across the curriculum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5001
John Walker: Phonics across the curriculum
I completely agree with John Walker as he describes the need for 'Phonics across the curriculum' meaning beyond infants and beyond literacy lessons. This is an important read: http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/phonics-across-curriculum.html?spref=tw ...The hard truth is what pitifully few p...
- Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:03 am
- Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
- Topic: Chapman & Tunmer: Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? Critique of i3
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5417
Chapman & Tunmer: Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? Critique of i3
Professors James Chapman and William Tunmer's critique is published in Reading Psychology . This is a 'must read': Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? A Critique of the i3 Scale-Up Study Reading Psychology Volume 37, Issue 7, 2016 http://www.tandfonl...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:39 am
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7654
Re: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
I've added a link on David's blog to this article I wrote about the phonics screening check and teaching effectiveness some time ago:
https://senmagazine.co.uk/articles/arti ... or-phonics
https://senmagazine.co.uk/articles/arti ... or-phonics
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:27 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7654
David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
Maybe I should be posting this topic on the 'World events' forum as it is about the Year One Phonics Screening Check in England - but as IFERI is promoting the use of England's statutory Year One Phonics Screening Check globally (because England's schools have created a baseline, and because the car...
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Forum
- Topic: Nick Gibb, champion of Systematic Synthetic Phonics in England
- Replies: 38
- Views: 461311
Re: Nick Gibb, champion of Systematic Synthetic Phonics in England
As Theresa May has been appointed the new Prime Minister for the UK, a major cabinet reshuffle worried those of us who are well aware that 'phonics' promotion has been hugely driven by Nick Gibb. Would he lose his job? Read the update about Nick Gibb's position in government here: http://www.iferi.o...